Chelonoidis niger microphyes

Summary

Chelonoidis niger microphyes, also known as the Volcán Darwin giant tortoise, Darwin Volcano giant tortoise or Tagus Cove giant tortoise, is a subspecies of Galápagos tortoise endemic to the Galápagos archipelago in the equatorial eastern Pacific Ocean. The specific epithet microphyes is based on the mistaken assumption by describer Albert Günther that the holotype specimen was of an adult male.